Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My first question is for the Meta representatives.
During the 2019 and 2021 election campaigns in Canada, there were foreign influence activities carried out on platforms like the ones you manage. The purpose of these activities was to defeat certain candidates. Since these activities fall outside the scope of the Canada Elections Act, which is enforced by Elections Canada, we have no way of knowing whether election spending limits were respected, among other things.
Now that we all know this, for the next federal election, would it be possible for Meta to set up a monitoring period from the time Elections Canada calls the election?
During this 35- or 45-day period, is there a process that allows people who feel they have been wronged to file a complaint?
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are unable to help us during this period. Should we file a complaint directly on your platforms and send a certified copy to Elections Canada to speed up the process?